Nissan Plans New Pickup Truck
For Assembly, Sale in Thailand

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. will begin selling a new pickup truck in Thailand this April, a top executive of the Japanese auto maker said.

Tetsuo Tabata, senior managing director of Nissan, said the vehicle, named Queen Cab, will be mounted with a 1,600-cubic-centimeter engine and will have an "expanded cabin" with a tiny bench seat in the rear that can accommodate three children.